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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

A financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets estimated the customer benefit of the Space X Falcon 9 reusable rocket. Market Culture creates a competitive, fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. Bishop, D., &

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Australia's Mining Bust Turns Towns Into Ghost Towns; Expect Interest Rate "Shock and Awe"

MishTalk

One real estate agent said “a hell of a lot” of property was on the market – about 400 houses were for rent or sale and buyers were scarce. The Australian dollar fell sharply on the announcement of a cut, dropping to a fresh 5½-year low, while the stock market surged to the highest level since May 2008.

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Australia Coming Apart at the Seams

MishTalk

Three days ago The Australian reported Queensland election 2015: Labor on brink of forming government. We are 12 weeks away from the 2015 budget and we haven’t passed the 2014 budget. In December of 2013 I wrote Australia''s Alleged Conservatives Surrender to Unions; Currency Madness Everywhere. Now I say that sadly.

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Self-Driving "Fully Automated" Vehicles on German Autobahn; Supply Chain Math; Uber and Khan Academy

MishTalk

Shippers negotiating with carriers over 2015 freight rates ought not be swayed by the dramatic lowering of diesel fuel costs into believing their carriers’ overall cost of doing business are lessening. The ATRI study, “ Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking ,” has been tracking truckers’ costs annually since 2008.

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Reality Check: How Fast is China Growing? Global Recession at Hand

MishTalk

China''s growth target for 2015 is 7.0%. Debt matters - $30 Trillion – up $9 trillion since 2008 Debt is 200-300% of GDP counting Shadow Banks. China''s total debt has sprouted from 153 percent of gross domestic product in 2008 to 282 percent today. Analyst estimates of Chinese growth keep getting lower and lower.

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